Blood, Bugs, and Plants, 1st Edition

R. E. Gaensslen

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Facts on File

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ISBN-10: 143811883X

ISBN-13: 9781438118833

DDC: 363.25

Grade Level Range: 9th Grade
- College Senior

192 Pages | eBook

Original Copyright 2008 | Published/Released June 2010

This publication's content originally published in print form: 2008

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Overview

Blood, Bugs, and Plants explores several core biological areas that have influenced modern forensic science. Entomology ("bugs") is a specialty that uses knowledge about insect life cycles to inform death investigations. Botany ("plants") is a specialty that looks at plant materials as evidence in cases. Occupying the largest part of this book, the "blood" section covers the identification of blood and body fluids (determining their origin as human or animal), DNA typing, and blood-spatter patterns.

Blood, Bugs, and Plants takes a look at an exciting area of forensic science. Each chapter in this fascinating new book provides an overview that briefly introduces readers to basic concepts in forensic science, allowing them to understand how this biological science sheds light on issues in legal cases. The forensic science specialty of criminalistics is also discussed in this comprehensive resource.